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<blockquote data-quote="Andrew Whitehouse" data-source="post: 301395" data-attributes="member: 3550"><p><strong>Day Six: 2nd April</strong></p><p></p><p>Huge numbers of <strong>Barnacle Geese</strong> were up in the fields by the Ardnave road but there was no sign of yesterday's Canada Goose amongst them, as we paused to look on the way to Bowmore. The only <strong>Pink-footed Goose</strong> of the trip was at Bridgend and two pale-bellied <strong>Brent Geese</strong> were by the ferry terminal at Port Ellen. Once again there were few seabirds between Islay and the mainland but there were good numbers of divers on West Loch Tarbert and the Sound of Gigha.</p><p></p><p>Below is a list of the 110 species I recorded, either in Islay or from the ferry:</p><p></p><p>Red-throated Diver</p><p>Black-throated Diver</p><p>Great-northern Diver</p><p>Little Grebe</p><p>Slavonian Grebe</p><p>Fulmar</p><p>Gannet</p><p>Cormorant</p><p>Shag</p><p>Grey Heron</p><p>Mute Swan</p><p>Whooper Swan</p><p>Greylag Goose</p><p>Greenland White-fronted Goose</p><p>Pink-footed Goose</p><p>Barnacle Goose</p><p>Canada Goose</p><p>Brent Goose</p><p>Shelduck</p><p>Mallard</p><p>Wigeon</p><p>Eurasian Teal</p><p>Green-winged Teal</p><p>Pintail</p><p>Gadwall</p><p>Shoveler</p><p>Pochard</p><p>Tufted Duck</p><p>Scaup</p><p>Eider</p><p>Common Scoter</p><p>Long-tailed Duck</p><p>Goldeneye</p><p>Red-breasted Merganser</p><p>Buzzard</p><p>Golden Eagle</p><p>Sparrowhawk</p><p>Hen Harrier</p><p>Kestrel</p><p>Merlin</p><p>Peregrine</p><p>Pheasant</p><p>Moorhen</p><p>Coot</p><p>Oystercatcher</p><p>Ringed Plover</p><p>Golden Plover</p><p>Grey Plover</p><p>Lapwing</p><p>Knot</p><p>Sanderling</p><p>Purple Sandpiper</p><p>Dunlin</p><p>Bar-tailed Godwit</p><p>Black-tailed Godwit</p><p>Curlew</p><p>Redshank</p><p>Greenshank</p><p>Common Snipe</p><p>Turnstone</p><p>Arctic Skua</p><p>Black-headed Gull</p><p>Common Gull</p><p>Ring-billed Gull</p><p>Lesser Black-backed Gull</p><p>Herring Gull</p><p>Great Black-backed Gull</p><p>Iceland Gull</p><p>Kittiwake</p><p>Guillemot</p><p>Razorbill</p><p>Black Guillemot</p><p>Rock Dove</p><p>Woodpigeon</p><p>Collared Dove</p><p>Tawny Owl</p><p>Skylark</p><p>Meadow Pipit</p><p>Rock Pipit</p><p>Pied Wagtail</p><p>Grey Wagtail</p><p>Wren</p><p>Dunnock</p><p>Robin</p><p>Wheatear</p><p>Stonechat</p><p>Blackbird</p><p>Song Thrush</p><p>Mistle Thrush</p><p>Fieldfare</p><p>Redwing</p><p>Goldcrest</p><p>Coal Tit</p><p>Blue Tit</p><p>Great Tit</p><p>Treecreeper</p><p>Chough</p><p>Jackdaw</p><p>Rook</p><p>Hooded Crow</p><p>Raven</p><p>Starling</p><p>House Sparrow</p><p>Chaffinch</p><p>Greenfinch</p><p>Goldfinch</p><p>Linnet</p><p>Twite</p><p>Yellowhammer</p><p>Reed Bunting</p><p></p><p>And the following mammals:</p><p></p><p>Red Deer</p><p>Roe Deer</p><p>Brown Hare</p><p>Rabbit</p><p>Otter</p><p>Bat sp.</p><p>Grey Seal</p><p>Common Seal</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andrew Whitehouse, post: 301395, member: 3550"] [B]Day Six: 2nd April[/B] Huge numbers of [B]Barnacle Geese[/B] were up in the fields by the Ardnave road but there was no sign of yesterday's Canada Goose amongst them, as we paused to look on the way to Bowmore. The only [B]Pink-footed Goose[/B] of the trip was at Bridgend and two pale-bellied [B]Brent Geese[/B] were by the ferry terminal at Port Ellen. Once again there were few seabirds between Islay and the mainland but there were good numbers of divers on West Loch Tarbert and the Sound of Gigha. Below is a list of the 110 species I recorded, either in Islay or from the ferry: Red-throated Diver Black-throated Diver Great-northern Diver Little Grebe Slavonian Grebe Fulmar Gannet Cormorant Shag Grey Heron Mute Swan Whooper Swan Greylag Goose Greenland White-fronted Goose Pink-footed Goose Barnacle Goose Canada Goose Brent Goose Shelduck Mallard Wigeon Eurasian Teal Green-winged Teal Pintail Gadwall Shoveler Pochard Tufted Duck Scaup Eider Common Scoter Long-tailed Duck Goldeneye Red-breasted Merganser Buzzard Golden Eagle Sparrowhawk Hen Harrier Kestrel Merlin Peregrine Pheasant Moorhen Coot Oystercatcher Ringed Plover Golden Plover Grey Plover Lapwing Knot Sanderling Purple Sandpiper Dunlin Bar-tailed Godwit Black-tailed Godwit Curlew Redshank Greenshank Common Snipe Turnstone Arctic Skua Black-headed Gull Common Gull Ring-billed Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Herring Gull Great Black-backed Gull Iceland Gull Kittiwake Guillemot Razorbill Black Guillemot Rock Dove Woodpigeon Collared Dove Tawny Owl Skylark Meadow Pipit Rock Pipit Pied Wagtail Grey Wagtail Wren Dunnock Robin Wheatear Stonechat Blackbird Song Thrush Mistle Thrush Fieldfare Redwing Goldcrest Coal Tit Blue Tit Great Tit Treecreeper Chough Jackdaw Rook Hooded Crow Raven Starling House Sparrow Chaffinch Greenfinch Goldfinch Linnet Twite Yellowhammer Reed Bunting And the following mammals: Red Deer Roe Deer Brown Hare Rabbit Otter Bat sp. Grey Seal Common Seal [/QUOTE]
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